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Plotting numbers on the complex plane

Understand the roles of real and imaginary parts in forming coordinates. Learn how to plot complex numbers on a unique two-dimensional grid known as the complex plane. Discover the real and imaginary parts of complex numbers, and see how they correspond to the horizontal and vertical axes.  Created by Sal Khan.

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